Methods and apparatus for providing dynamic network file system client authentication
US5737523A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/6236
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A variety of methods and apparatus are taught for providing dynamic distributed file system client authentication. One method for providing dynamic distributed file system client authentication within a distributed file system computing environment includes the steps of receiving an NFS request from an NFS client, determining whether the NFS client has an access status sufficient to perform the NFS request, and performing the NFS request when the NFS client has sufficient access status. In some embodiments, the NFS request includes a file handle representing a given file system available on the server computer system and a file operation to be performed upon the given file system. A server computer in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention is operable to provide dynamic NFS client authentication. The server computer includes a CPU, a RAM accessible by the CPU, a ROM accessible by the CPU, a network I/O port coupled with the CPU, a mass storage device accessible by the CPU, and a kernel implemented on the server computer. In addition, the server computer implements a dynamic NFS client authentication service operable to receive an NFS request from an NFS client and …
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